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Columbian Social Services, Demographics, Faith

Sharon Gutz, left, gets some help reading small type from Stephanie Barr as Gutz participates in a workshop at the YWCA on Tuesday evening. The event puts people in the shoes of domestic violence victims.

YWCA event aims to shine spotlight on the complexities of domestic violence

Sharon Gutz, left, gets some help reading small type from Stephanie Barr as Gutz participates in a workshop at the YWCA on Tuesday evening. The event puts people in the shoes of domestic violence victims.

October 20, 2015, 9:45pm Clark County News

Beth Ivey carefully read each card, which moved her through the narrative of a woman experiencing domestic violence. Although the middle-aged fictional character, Nguyen Thi Linh, comes from a vastly different background than 70-year-old Ivey, the abuse and the decisions the character has to make are familiar. Read story

Camas to host candidate forum, state of the community

October 19, 2015, 9:47am Clark County News

Interested Camas residents are invited to attend a state of the community address and city council candidate forum tonight. Read story

Autumn and Jeff, a couple from Vancouver, walk a 5-month-old Jindo mix, who they are renaming Seoul, before taking her home on Saturday. The puppy was rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm this summer.

Vancouver couple adopt puppy rescued from South Korean dog meat farm

Autumn and Jeff, a couple from Vancouver, walk a 5-month-old Jindo mix, who they are renaming Seoul, before taking her home on Saturday. The puppy was rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm this summer.

October 17, 2015, 8:48pm Clark County News

The small, cream-colored Jindo pulled on the leash, hesitant to walk down the hallway and out the door toward the unknown. All the 5-month-old puppy had ever known was her kennel at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington, the shelter's fenced yard and before that, a Korean dog meat farm. Read story

Sister joins search for missing Kentucky man

October 17, 2015, 7:43pm Clark County News

The sister of a Kentucky man missing in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest joined the search efforts this weekend. Read story

Suspect in earlier crash runs into cop car

October 17, 2015, 1:51pm Clark County News

While Clark County and Camas police were searching for a suspect in a reported hit-and-run collision Friday night, the suspect made himself known by accidentally crashing into a patrol car. Read story

Michelle Bart, president of the National Women&#039;s Coalition Against Violence and Exploitation, right, and her mother, Donna Bart, at their Consign Inn shop in Hazel Dell. The store along Highway 99 opened on Labor Day weekend.

A room for a good cause

Michelle Bart, president of the National Women&#039;s Coalition Against Violence and Exploitation, right, and her mother, Donna Bart, at their Consign Inn shop in Hazel Dell. The store along Highway 99 opened on Labor Day weekend.

October 13, 2015, 6:05am Clark County News

Donna Bart knows all about furniture, antiques and consignment. Her daughter, Michelle Bart, president of the National Women's Coalition Against Violence and Exploitation, is an expert on media and nonprofits. Read story

Juan Pacheco, keynote speaker at the Keeping Our Kids Safe Conference, sets his stage with photos of his family, arrest records, and diplomas. A former gang member and convicted felon, he shares with the audience how positive role models and opportunities helped turn his life around.

Student recalls the gangs, ghettos

Juan Pacheco, keynote speaker at the Keeping Our Kids Safe Conference, sets his stage with photos of his family, arrest records, and diplomas. A former gang member and convicted felon, he shares with the audience how positive role models and opportunities helped turn his life around.

October 9, 2015, 6:42pm Clark County News

Getting out is much like escaping abusive relationships, he says Read story

Ridgefield council candidates David Taylor, left, and Maria Salazar

Incumbent faces challenge for Ridgefield council seat

Ridgefield council candidates David Taylor, left, and Maria Salazar

October 9, 2015, 6:01am Clark County News

The Ridgefield City Council has been unchanged for several years as councilors have rarely faced opponents when their four-year terms expired. A couple of years ago, Mayor Ron Onslow bested a write-in candidate, and Sandra Day was re-elected over a challenger, who happened to be a former city council member.… Read story

Blue and white balloons welcome visitors at the new Columbia River Mental Health Services offices during a Thursday open house at the new clinic in Hazel Dell.

Columbia River Mental Health opens new site

Blue and white balloons welcome visitors at the new Columbia River Mental Health Services offices during a Thursday open house at the new clinic in Hazel Dell.

October 8, 2015, 9:17pm Clark County News

Columbia River Mental Health Services has seen more than 100 clients at its new clinic in Hazel Dell — the first of three satellite offices around Clark County. Read story

Volunteers sought for Pen Pals program

October 8, 2015, 6:05am Clark County News

The Pen Pal Project is looking for more adult volunteers to write letters to fifth-graders this school year. Read story